Brainshark has launched their 2013 Sharkies. This is the 5th year for the Academy Awards of Brainshark presentations, with 2013 being the first year BrightCarbon has sponsored the awards.

The Sharkies are Brainsharks annual competition which recognizes excellence in business communications. Each year Brainshark acknowledges the best and most innovative customer presentations in a variety of categories.

The award categories are:

Marketing for Lead Generation

SlideShark Presentations

Humorous Presentations

My First Presentation

Mobilised Presentation

Marketing

Short Presentations (less than 90 seconds)

Creative Expression

Foreign Language

Corporate Communications

Training (external audience)

Training (internal audience)

Charitable Cause

Voiceless Presentation (no narration)

BrightCarbon is sponsoring the Creative Expression category this year. This award will go to the submission which has the most impactful use of multimedia, video, animations, audio, slide design and/or integration into a website/portal.

The top three Brainsharks from each category will be recognized in Brainsharks live online Sharkie Awards ceremony to be held on April 3, 2013. The winner in each category will receive a Sharkie trophy and be eligible for Presentation of the Year honors. The Presentation of the Year winner will receive a grand prize (such as a trip, team outing, iPads) valued at $2,000 in total. Second and third place finishers will also win valuable prizes valued at $1,000 and $500 respectively.